53:
By promoting these subjects under an acronym, the SHAPE initiative highlights the importance of the skills the disciplines teach in observation, interpretation, reasoning and analysis, and in developing transformative solutions to societal challenges in areas such as health, inequality, the
49:
The acronym is used by individuals and organisations to explain what the disciplines are and what they do, to illustrate their value and relevance, and to encourage people to study them and use the knowledge and skills gained throughout their careers.
199:
81:, these examples demonstrated the value of collaborative SHAPE and STEM research, ranging from rolling out the COVID-19 vaccine to regulating cutting-edge AI technology.
55:
65:
also established the SHAPE Observatory to monitor the health and development of the humanities and social sciences at system-wide and discipline-specific levels.
204:
46:. SHAPE describes these academic disciplines as those which "help us understand ourselves, others and the human world around us".
17:
145:
39:
35:
77:
showcased examples of interdisciplinary research where SHAPE and STEM worked together and shared skills. Dubbed
54:
environment and the economy. By promoting these subjects, the SHAPE acronym seeks to emphasise parity with
124:
30:
is a collective name for the social sciences, humanities and arts. It was first developed in 2020 by the
43:
58:
subjects, "not in opposition, but as equals and collaborators" in building a better future.
169:
74:
62:
31:
193:
28:
SHAPE (social sciences, humanities and the arts for people and the economy)
18:
Social
Sciences, Humanities and the Arts for People and the Economy
99:
8:
200:Educational organisations based in England
90:
7:
125:"SHAPE – A Focus on the Human World"
205:Arts organisations based in England
146:"British Academy SHAPE Observatory"
25:
123:Black, Julia (2 November 2020).
73:In 2023, a campaign led by the
1:
221:
40:Academy of Social Sciences
98:British Academy (2020).
170:"Connected Knowledge"
44:Arts Council England
174:The British Academy
150:The British Academy
79:connected knowledge
69:Connected knowledge
16:(Redirected from
212:
184:
183:
181:
180:
166:
160:
159:
157:
156:
142:
136:
135:
133:
131:
120:
114:
113:
111:
110:
95:
21:
220:
219:
215:
214:
213:
211:
210:
209:
190:
189:
188:
187:
178:
176:
168:
167:
163:
154:
152:
144:
143:
139:
129:
127:
122:
121:
117:
108:
106:
97:
96:
92:
87:
75:British Academy
71:
63:British Academy
32:British Academy
23:
22:
15:
12:
11:
5:
218:
216:
208:
207:
202:
192:
191:
186:
185:
161:
137:
115:
89:
88:
86:
83:
70:
67:
24:
14:
13:
10:
9:
6:
4:
3:
2:
217:
206:
203:
201:
198:
197:
195:
175:
171:
165:
162:
151:
147:
141:
138:
126:
119:
116:
105:
101:
94:
91:
84:
82:
80:
76:
68:
66:
64:
61:In 2020, the
59:
57:
51:
47:
45:
41:
37:
33:
29:
19:
177:. Retrieved
173:
164:
153:. Retrieved
149:
140:
128:. Retrieved
118:
107:. Retrieved
103:
93:
78:
72:
60:
52:
48:
27:
26:
194:Categories
179:2023-07-06
155:2023-07-05
130:14 January
109:2021-01-14
85:References
100:"SHAPE"
38:, the
104:SHAPE
132:2021
56:STEM
42:and
36:LSE
196::
172:.
148:.
102:.
34:,
182:.
158:.
134:.
112:.
20:)
Text is available under the Creative Commons Attribution-ShareAlike License. Additional terms may apply.